teen birth rates

FemiStats: Teen Birth Rates and Contraception Facts

Teen Birth Rates

*The teen birth rate increased in more than half of all 50 states in 2006, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The birth rate for teenagers 15 and older rose 3% in 2006, the first increase since 1991

*The age of mothers at first birth fell in 2006 from 25.2 to 25.0 — the first such decline recorded by the CDC

*Teen birth rates (2006) were highest in the South and Southwest, with the highest rate recorded in Mississippi, followed by New Mexico, and Texas.


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